bellicose

bellicose
adj
1. aggressive, antagonistic, combative, belligerent, pugnacious; hostile, unfriendly, inimical; contentious, quarrelsome, dissentious, wrangling, litigious, disputatious, argumentative; opposed, faultfinding, captious; contrary, perverse, stubborn.
2. militant, martial, warring, warlike, warmongering, jingoistic, Inf. on the warpath, unpeaceful; factious, chauvinistic, patriotic; contending, wrestling, battling, grappling, fighting; gladiatorial, pugilistic.
3. irritable, cantankerous, cross, surly, snappish, petulant, peevish; testy, fractious, Sl. uptight, choleric, touchy, huffy, peppery; splenetic, spleenful, bilious, cranky, ill-tempered, Australian. crook, bad-tempered; irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, Inf. short-fused.
4. violent, unrestrained, uncontrollable; volatile, volcanic, explosive, hot-tempered, hot-headed, fiery, inflammable; enraged, raging, fuming, irate, ireful, wrathful, wroth, angry; furious, livid, Inf. mad as a hornet, Inf. mad as a wet hen.
5. ranting, raving, storming, foaming at the mouth, rabid, fanatical, frenzied; frantic, crazed, Pathol. delirious, mad, Inf. wild, out of one's mind, beside oneself, Sl. freaked out.

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  • bellicose — index contentious, disorderly, impertinent (insolent), inimical, insolent, litigious, malevolent, o …   Law dictionary

  • bellicose — (adj.) early 15c., from L. bellicosus warlike, valorous, given to fighting, from bellicus of war, from bellum war, O.L. duellum, dvellum, of uncertain origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • bellicose — *belligerent, pugnacious, combative, contentious, quarrelsome Analogous words: militant, *aggressive, assertive: antagonizing or antagonistic, combating or combative (see corresponding verbs at RESIST): fighting, warring, battling, contending… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bellicose — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ aggressive and ready to fight. DERIVATIVES bellicosity noun. ORIGIN Latin bellicosus, from bellum war …   English terms dictionary

  • bellicose — [bel′i kōs΄] adj. [ME < L bellicosus < bellicus, of war < bellum, war < OL duellum: for IE base see DUEL] of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike SYN. BELLIGERENT bellicosely adv. bellicosity [bel΄i… …   English World dictionary

  • bellicose — [[t]be̱lɪkoʊs, koʊz[/t]] ADJ GRADED You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight. [LITERARY] The government is continuing its bellicose statements threatening tough action against… …   English dictionary

  • bellicose — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warlike, belligerent, hostile; see aggressive 2 , belligerent . See Synonym Study at belligerent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [BEL i KOSE] belligerent, quarrelsome, warlike. He was eager to… …   English dictionary for students

  • bellicose — bel|li|cose [ˈbelıkəus US kous] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: bellicosus, from bellum war ] behaving in a way that is likely to start an argument or fight = ↑aggressive ▪ bellicose criticism >bellicosity [ˌbelıˈkɔsıti US ˈka: ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bellicose — bel|li|cose [ belıkous ] adjective FORMAL someone who is bellicose enjoys fighting or arguing: AGGRESSIVE ╾ bel|li|cos|i|ty [ ,belı kasəti ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bellicose — UK [ˈbelɪˌkəʊs] / US [ˈbelɪkoʊs] adjective formal someone who is bellicose enjoys fighting or arguing Derived word: bellicosity UK [ˌbelɪˈkɒsətɪ] / US [ˌbelɪˈkɑsətɪ] noun uncountable …   English dictionary

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